Kick off Crossword Clue

• (verb)
  1. get off the ground
  2. bulge outward
• (noun)
  1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
  2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• KICK (noun)
  1. the act of delivering a blow with the foot
  2. informal terms for objecting
• KICK (verb)
  1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  2. stop consuming
• OFF (verb)
  1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
• OFF (adverb)
  1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
  2. at a distance in space or time
• OFF (adjective)
  1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
  2. in an unpalatable state

• INSTIGATE
  (9 letters)
• OPEN
  (4 letters)
• INITIATE
  (8 letters)
• BEGIN
  (5 letters)

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